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Originally Posted by INQUIRING MINDS

Good that we are looking at all angles, however criminal profiling would tell us that it would be highly unusual for a suspect to escalate from molesting to murder and revert back to molesting. If anything the crime would be duplicated or progress to torture/murder. So therefore, I would not conclude that this pastor was involved in the death of these girls.

I agree with IM. I do not think the 2 events will be related.
IM~ I love your avatar.

Folks, I went to WHS with ML. We were in the Class of 75. I was also his Platoon Leader in the OKARNG at Henryetta. ML was always a Christian centered man. He was a good soldier. I can't help but think something dramatic happened in his life lately either personally, in his mind, or both. I'm not saying ML didn't commit the crime, and if he did, I feel for the girls and their families. I would be very surprised if Taylor and Skyla attended Arbeka Indian Baptist Church. Weleetka is pretty segregated, just like a lot of small Oklahoma towns, and races essentially don't mix.

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Originally Posted by weleetka1

Folks, I went to WHS with ML. We were in the Class of 75. I was also his Platoon Leader in the OKARNG at Henryetta. ML was always a Christian centered man. He was a good soldier. I can't help but think something dramatic happened in his life lately either personally, in his mind, or both. I'm not saying ML didn't commit the crime, and if he did, I feel for the girls and their families. I would be very surprised if Taylor and Skyla attended Arbeka Indian Baptist Church. Weleetka is pretty segregated, just like a lot of small Oklahoma towns, and races essentially don't mix.

Hello W1~
I wanted to thank you for continuing to share a local perspective and information about the people who live in the area. I do not live in the area but, I am familiar w/ the area and where the church is located. While it is close to Taylors home, I do not think the girls were involved in the church. Like I stated earlier, I do not think ML will be involved in the deaths of Taylor and Skyla. jmo.

Hi Tapu~
Yes, communion is taken at Baptist churches. Fasting before hand is not a requirement.

I guess it's "confession" that requires fasting beforehand, anyway. The possibility of a strong connection (pos or neg) to a church/pastor, together with the fact that the girls' stomach contents seemed to indicate that (oddly, in my view) they hadn't eaten in a while, got me to thinking about fasting and that type of practice in a religious context that had a hold on me, at least, at that age.... If the girls were fervently into this pastor's church....

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Originally Posted by tapu

I guess it's "confession" that requires fasting beforehand, anyway. The possibility of a strong connection (pos or neg) to a church/pastor, together with the fact that the girls' stomach contents seemed to indicate that (oddly, in my view) they hadn't eaten in a while, got me to thinking about fasting and that type of practice in a religious context that had a hold on me, at least, at that age.... If the girls were fervently into this pastor's church....

Tapu~
I had a feeling that was where you were going w/ the fasting question. In the Baptist religion, confession to a Priest etc....... is not a part of the religious / church requirements. Imo, the girls stomachs being virtually empty had nothing to do w/ attending any church services or church sponsored activity. This church is very close to Taylors home and also very close to where the POI was reportedly seen standing near his truck. Again, imo, that is where the similarities to the deaths of Skyla and Taylor and the church will begin and end. Assuming the alleged molester is guilty, I am just thankful that he is away from the unsuspecting young people that inevitably trust those that are put in church leadership positions.

Folks, I went to WHS with ML. We were in the Class of 75. I was also his Platoon Leader in the OKARNG at Henryetta. ML was always a Christian centered man. He was a good soldier. I can't help but think something dramatic happened in his life lately either personally, in his mind, or both. I'm not saying ML didn't commit the crime, and if he did, I feel for the girls and their families. I would be very surprised if Taylor and Skyla attended Arbeka Indian Baptist Church. Weleetka is pretty segregated, just like a lot of small Oklahoma towns, and races essentially don't mix.

Weleetka1, I also want to thank you for sharing a locals perspective.

You stated that ML, was in the National Guard. That would mean he had some type of military training. Especially with weapons.

Yes ML had weapons training. However, I beleive it was handguns used to kill Taylor and Skyla. ML was enlisted, and enlisted personnel are generally not issued sidearms, but an M-16 rifle. Now you make me think that the shot patterns that were found on Taylor and Skyla should be matched against known shot groupings or patterns by other persons in organizations that have sidearm training.

Yes ML had weapons training. However, I beleive it was handguns used to kill Taylor and Skyla. ML was enlisted, and enlisted personnel are generally not issued sidearms, but an M-16 rifle. Now you make me think that the shot patterns that were found on Taylor and Skyla should be matched against known shot groupings or patterns by other persons in organizations that have sidearm training.

Does anyone know if they were able to get the tire tracks from truck that was spotted with the POI? Or any tire tracks around that scene for that matter?
If you have a truck, say 3 tires on it are factory tires, maybe at one point in time the 4th tire got a flat, blew, wore out. So you can have a different brand tire or even 2 different brand tires on a truck. Which would help identify the truck by the tire treads.
Tire treads is what helped catch serial killer Bobby Long.